ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 44014
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| Date: | Saturday 9 September 2006 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: | Garner Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6194Y |
| MSN: | 001 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Newton, IA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Newton, IA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The experimental amateur-built gyrocopter was destroyed on impact with terrain near a private airstrip. A ground fire occurred. A witness stated, "I was out checking our freshly cut hay. I heard [the pilot's] gyrocopter's engine at a normal idle speed. I often heard the gyrocopter when [the pilot] was working on it. Suddenly the rpm's revved up real high and shut off approximately 2-3 seconds later, I heard an explosion. Unfortunately, at that time, I just assumed that the engine backfired." The pilot was not a certificated pilot.
Probable Cause: An inflight collision with terrain during an unknown phase of flight. A factor was the pilot's lack of experience.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20060915X01345&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 05-Dec-2017 09:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Plane category] |
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